Los Angeles FC vs 23.07.26 02:303 – 1Full Time
Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Los Angeles FC overwhelm Real Salt Lake with dominant display
Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 at BMO Stadium in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture, moving to fifth in the table with the win. The scoreline reflected a one-sided contest in which the home side controlled possession and created far more chances than their visitors across the ninety minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Son Heung-Min opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing off an assist from Jacob Shaffelburg. Dénis Bouanga doubled the lead just before the break, converting a Mathieu Choinière assist in the 40th minute to send Los Angeles FC into half-time 2-0 ahead. The hosts extended their advantage in the second half when DeAndre Yedlin turned the ball into his own net in the 68th minute, making it 3-0.
Real Salt Lake found a consolation late on when Lukas Engel scored in the 86th minute, assisted by Saba Lobzhanidze, to make it 3-1, but there was no time left for a further response. Los Angeles FC's 71 per cent share of possession and 28 shots to Real Salt Lake's 12 underlined how thoroughly they had dictated the game from start to finish.
Dénis Bouanga scored the second goal of the match and was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.0 rating, while Son Heung-Min also found the net and posted a 7.9 rating.
Los Angeles FC's dominance was best captured by their 71 per cent possession share against Real Salt Lake's 29 per cent.
Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Los Angeles FC met Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 July 2026, 02:30 UTC at BMO Stadium. Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere.
Team pages: Los Angeles FC · Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Son Heung-Min (assist: Jacob Shaffelburg) — 1–0 · Watch Son Heung-Min's goal video (11')
- 40' Goal: Dénis Bouanga (assist: Mathieu Choinière) — 2–0
- 68' Goal (own goal): DeAndre Yedlin — 3–0 · Watch DeAndre Yedlin's goal video (68')
- 86' Goal: Lukas Engel (assist: Saba Lobzhanidze) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Los Angeles FC (4-3-3)
Real Salt Lake (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Los Angeles FC 63%, the draw 22%, Real Salt Lake 15%. It finished Los Angeles FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake.
Los Angeles FC's rating edge carries it — Los Angeles FC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Los Angeles FC a clear lead. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Los Angeles FC at 63%?
Los Angeles FC sit 147 points higher on our strength rating — 1714 to 1568. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,554 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,024 games vs 44.9% across all 98,229 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 62–26–12.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 22% and Real Salt Lake at 15%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,692. The goals environment takes 2.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Los Angeles FC have shed 76 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,513 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Son Heung-Min's goal against Real Salt Lake (11').
- Watch DeAndre Yedlin's own goal video (68').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Los Angeles FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake. Explore more on the Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake team pages or the Major League Soccer page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake?
Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
›Who scored in Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake?
Son Heung-Min (11') for Los Angeles FC; Dénis Bouanga (40') for Los Angeles FC; DeAndre Yedlin (68') (own goal) for Los Angeles FC; Lukas Engel (86') for Real Salt Lake.
›Where can I watch Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Los Angeles FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake?
Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake have met 10 times — 6 wins for Los Angeles FC, 2 wins for Real Salt Lake and 2 draws.